TY - JOUR AU - Wittayakiatlert, Kanchanarat AU - Suthibhodee, Suksamai AU - Phunthai, Boonmee AU - Roykulcharoen, Sumate PY - 2021/08/30 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Legal Problems Regarding the Organic Act on Anti-Corruption B.E. 2561 (2018) JF - Ph.D. in Social Sciences Journal JA - Ph.D. in Soc. Sci. J. VL - 11 IS - 2 SE - Research Article DO - UR - https://so05.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/phdssj/article/view/196986 SP - 395-410 AB - <p>This research article aims to study to (1) compare the source, forms, structure, duties, and authority between anti-corruption organizations in Thailand and foreign countries, (2) problems of contents in the Anti-Corruption Act B.E. 2561, (3) problems of enforcement of the Anti-Corruption Act B.E. 2561, and (4) advice the solution for solving legal problems relating to the Anti-corruption Act B.E. 2561, correctly. The researchers used the qualitative research methodology, namely documentary research, in-depth interviews and focus group discussion and analyzed the data by using content analysis techniques and comparison interpretation.</p><p>The results showed that comparing the anti-corruption organizations of Australia, Hong Kong, Singapore, Korea, Malaysia and Thailand had similar sources. they are all independent organizations. And Thailand was necessitated to apply the Hong Kong style, of whose background, status and position of wrongdoers will not be considered. The following laws must be announced; (1) the NACC shall have authority to determine the disciplinary charge for corruption only; (2) each NACC Commissioner shall have his/her own decision and disclosed to the public; (3) the joint committee of both parties shall be set up to find a conclusion in making an opinion to order the opinion for prosecution submission clearly; and (4) in the case of borrowing the property of another person or having other person’s property in possession with the value calculated in amount of more than two hundred thousand Thai baht or more, such person shall have the duty to submit the property account and shall notify the return of that property as well.</p> ER -